GRGR(14) 305.10 : ' ROCKET LIMERICKS '
Lorentzen / Nicklaus
lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de
Thu Nov 25 14:07:52 CST 1999
Terrance schrieb:
> > What's the rocket a substitute for?
> >
> > DM
>
>
> For LOVE.
>
> The rocket is a substitute for Love, for return, for
> salvation, for redemption, for spontaneous, serendipitous
> discovery of the endless cycle of love and life. The rocket
> is systematic destruction, Its parabola structures "that
> shape of no surprise, no second chance, no return." "Its
> dumbness, its dead weight, its obstinate and palpable
> mystery," is a false promise of power. The rocket is a
> pornography, another plastic imitation. It breeds not love,
> but paranoia. Paranoia, like Love is concerned with going
> beyond the invisible, but paranoia is the exact antithesis
> of Love in a world where opposites are unclear and the risk
> of associating with anything on any side is great. So most
> relationships here under the rockets spell are not based on
> Love, but on exploitation, shallowness, cynicism,
> information exchange. The treatment, the perception, that
> humans are parts, replacement parts, rather than unique
> beings militates against individuation through Love.
WOW ... Thank you! KFL
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